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1912 Nashville residents inspect the V-shaped rupture after the Eighth Avenue South Reservoir collapsed on November 5, 1912. At approximately 12:00 a.m. on November 5, 1912, the southeastern side of the reservoir's main wall ruptured in a 175-foot (53 m) V-shaped breach [6] which allowed nearly 25 million US gallons (95,000 m 3) of water [13] to flood the nearby neighborhood.
J. Percy Priest Dam and hydroelectric power plant Schematic of J. Percy Priest dam, showing the pool levels at various stages of water storage. J. Percy Priest Dam is a dam in north central Tennessee at river mile 6.8 of the Stones River, a tributary of the Cumberland. It is located about ten miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville.
To continue providing water for residential, irrigation and fire protection use, the department is asking Nashville residents with odd numbered addresses to use automated sprinkler systems on ...
Omohundro Water Treatment Plant is a municipal water treatment plant located in Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee on Omohundro Drive.. Built in 1888, the pump station and boiler house were designed by C. K. Colley.
(The Center Square) — Beacon Center is suing the city of Nashville over stormwater capacity fees. The fee enacted by Nashville on Jan. 1, 2024, only charges residents who obtain building permits ...
The lake covers portions of Davidson, Rutherford and Wilson counties and consists of 14,200 acres (5,700 ha) of water at summer pool elevation 490 feet (150 m) above mean sea level. The water is surrounded by 18,854 acres (7,630 ha) of public lands; 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) are devoted to wildlife management. The site of the former town of Old ...
The lock, dam, powerhouse and lake are operated and supervised by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' personnel under the direction of the District Engineer at Nashville. The lock allows barges and recreational boats to navigate the Cumberland River. The power plant is operated so as to use as much of the water flow as possible for power production.
The playing field, ground level facilities (such as locker rooms), and service entrance of LP Field were under water. [16] 40 feet (12 m) of water filled the underground parking garage of The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, a 417-foot (127 m) tower in downtown that opened in February 2010, less than three months before the flood. Electric and ...